# Accident 19740715021519A: Piper PA28140, Amityville, NY, July 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Amityville, NY
- Airport: Zahns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.7100° N, 73.4000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Zahn's Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7100&lon=-73.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7161R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7161R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715021519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ01), Jul 15, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N7161R), Amityville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7161R (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800309009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309009959A), Mar 9, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N7161R), Amityville, NY, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on low, slow approach in gusty wind. Hit trees short of runway.
- [Accident 19750622022141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622022141A), Jun 22, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N7161R), Amityville, NY, Substantial damage. Plt obsvd otr acft on clb out,pulled up,l wing struck top of rudder of N3990R.both acft lndd ok.
- [Accident 19730823026839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730823026839A), Aug 23, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N7161R), Amityville, NY, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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